ENC 1102
English Composition
II
summer
2014 Student Name: _____________________________ ID
______________ Date: __________ Assignment # 12. Chapter 42. Writing about a
story. Short Story: A Sound of
Thunder
Author: Ray
Bradbury 1. Writing Situation The
plot
of a story is the sequence of events that leads to the
storys resolution. In Ray Bradburys story, A Sound of Thunder,
a simple change of sequence (a butterflys death) changes
history. Writing Directions Write a narrative in which you change one event or action in
Bradburys story and describe the sequence of events that
follows. Keep the following key traits in mind as you compose your
narrative: Key Traits
Ideas
· Traces the
events that follow a change in the original story · Uses dialogue
and vivid description to present the new plot
Organization
· Presents
events in chronological order · Uses
transitions to clarify the relationship between ideas
Voice
· Maintains the
voice and tone of the original story
Word Choice
· Uses precise,
apt and descriptive language to create a new version of story.
Sentence Fluency
· Varies
sentence structure and length to create interest and flow
Conventions
· Follows
standard written English conventions Sequence of Events (
plot
) 1. Eckels signs up for a time-travel safari. 2. Eckels and the other men travel in the time machine. 3. They go back in time to 60 million years before, arriving in
a jungle. 4. Eckels is warned not to step off the Path before they head
out on the safari. 5. Eckels and the other men exit the Time Machine and begin
walking along the Path. 6. They spot the Tyrannosaurus rex. 7. Eckels decides he cant go through with killing the animal,
and he starts walking. 8. The dinosaur runs toward them. 9. The men shoot at the dinosaur, and Eckels unknowingly walks
off the Path.
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10. Eckels begins to walk through the jungle in a daze,
wandering farther and farther from the others. 11. When he snaps out of the daze, Eckels discovers he is
lost. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
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